Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-26
INSTANTLY KILLED.
YArAI RESULT or A SHOT FIXED IN
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Especial telegram 70 the Dispssch.l
RALKIoB, N. O., April 25.-This
afternoon, at Wake Forest, q party OF
men were in the railway depot. Among
the party were Malcolm Vann and Ro-
bert Lyon, negro lad, aged fourteen.
All the party we're laughing and jest
ing. vann had n rifle in his hands
Robert Lyon walked out Of the depot
and went on the platform. A few Sc
conds later Vann raised the rifle and
fred at the closed door, making n
testing remark as he did so. II hap
pened that Ligon was Immediately be-
yond the door, and the bullet passing
through il entered his brain, causing
instant death. Coroner Ellis was tele-
graphed for and will hold an inquest
tomorrow,
THE MKTHoDIsTs.
Yesterday was memorable day
among the Methodists at Durham.
Bishop Galloway, OF Mississippi, dedi-
Gated the West-End Methodist church
in the morning. This church was built
mainly by the Duke family. In the
afternoon the Bishop dedicated Cars
chapel, the funds for the erection of
which were furnished by Julian s. Carr.
In the evening the Bishop preached at
Trinitychureh. All three of his SER
mons yesterday were able efforts. The
congregations were greater than the
buildings could contain, and were COM
posed Of people from all points near
Durham.
Heavy rain fell to-day in all this
section Of the State, and it appears to
be general.
1t has been decided TO withdraw the
petitions for local-option election at
Asheville, and to hold no such election
this year.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Quite q sensation has been created i'll
Craven county by the mysterious dis
appearance of Anthony Harris (colored)
Thursday night. 1t is said three white
men drove to Harris's house and asked
for him. They asked Harris to accom-
psny them outside the house. After
they had spoken together some minutes
Harris returned and told his wife he
was going away, but would return in
three days He then went away with
the white men. When the party had
gone q quarter of q mile from the house
one of the white men returned and
told Harris's wife that If she gave any
alarm on account of his absence they
would return and kill her. A quarter
of an hour later she heard one pistol
shot, then three more reports. Harris
has not been seen since Thursday. No
tidings OF him can be gathered. He
was prosperous farmer, of good char
acter, and inofIensiye. The affair Is an
absolute mystery TO beth white and
colored people.
THE FARMERS IN EARNEST
The information given the Dispatch,
10 the effect that the farmers are this
season making the greatest possible
efforts to improve their lands, is con-
frmed in all directions. The statement
may be broadly made that the prepare
ton of land and the care taken in put
ting in crops this season have never
been eaualled. AS some letters put it,
1.-THE farmers are working harder than
/ ever saw them. They are in earnest
this time.
THE RAILWAY CELEBRATION AT CLINTON
is set for day after tomorrow. There
is to be o procession, an address OF
welcome by ID. b. Nicholson, Esq,
response by Governor Scales, and
speeches bv other prominent gentlemen.
Governor Scales has been sick since last
Thursday, and may not be able to at
tend. His failure to be present would
prove o great disappointment to the
clever people of the Sampson section.
Other features of the celebration will
be military parade and ball.
PREVALENT sUPERsTITIoSs.
Your correspondent was yesterday
shown "conjure bag" which had
been dug up by negro at his front
gate. 1t was not frightful object, as
its contents were rags, teeth, bird
claws, glass, snake-skin, &C., but it
nevertheless was regarded as an awe-in-
spring and fearsome thing by the
darky at whose house it had been
"planted. Had it been adynamite cart
ridge he could not have regarded it
with more fear. He says that there is
vets great amount of this sort of super
stition among negroes, even among
some Of the better informed. Some,
while they affect to sneerat such things,
vet feel fear when they find that an
enemy is preparing to conjure them.
This same feeling prevails yet more
largely in the Cape Fear section, it is
said. There the great majority are be-
lievers; in fact have implicit faith.
Freedom and schools have hard COM
bat against such gross superstitions.
CURRENT NEWS.
The recent strike here may delay the
completion Of the water-works some
what. The date fixed wasJune LIST, but
the real date may be June 18th.
There has been very little talk in the
past few days about the matter of
drummers' licenses. Not great num-
Der have been issued the present month,
but they are issued regularly and with
ont any hitch. AS yet no test case has
been made up.
II appears now certain that, after all
the delays, the railway from Statesville
to Taylorsyille is to be built at once.
The people are extremely gratifed at
the assured construction of this long
desired line.
The Supreme Court to-day took up
the calendar of cases from the Eleventh
district. This is the last OF the districts.
Next week cases at the end of the docket
will be called.